Tommy Ball ousted No. 1 Janik Sinner to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open.
September 3, 2024 2024-09-03 6:08Tommy Ball ousted No. 1 Janik Sinner to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open.
Tommy Ball ousted No. 1 Janik Sinner to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open.
Introduction: Tommy Ball
This excitement was already clearly
visible at the beginning of the first set.
The slogan “United States of America”
also included. Tonight it was Tommy
Paul at Arthur Ashe Stadium, even though
No. 1 Janick Sinner was on the other side of the net.
All he had to do was shake off the discomfort.
That remained a possibility
That remained a possibility in the second set, although Paul missed two tiebreaks and Sinner played as hard as he could without tying the score.
Paul Knight tried to give the United States three players in the US Open quarterfinals and lost 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1.
Ball led 4-1 in the first set after winning 11 straight points and sent the crowd into a frenzy when he broke in the final game.
After a two-week break in the doping case, two positive tests were removed. Sinner is expected to face 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev.
The 23-year-old Italian Sinner beat Medvedev in five sets in the final to claim his first Grand Slam title after losing his first two at the Australian Open in January. In July, they also met in the Wimbledon quarterfinals, which Medvedev won.
“There’s a lot of running,” Sinner said, “so hopefully I’ll be ready physically.”
However, Sinner won the next four games, took the lead and changed games until it finally came to a tiebreak.
Paul scored the winning goal with the chance to make it 2-1.
However, he improved to 3-all but lost the final four games to take the set.
A similar process occurred in the second set.
Sinner held serve and took all four points to force another tie, and when Paul had a chance to take a two-point lead, Sinner blocked it with a flurry of volleys.
But when the third set arrived, everything changed.
Paul couldn’t hold serve like he did in the first two sets.
He couldn’t end the rally with the same final shot. After Paul’s final blow, Siner fled.
And Paul’s night ended without a graduation ceremony.
Only two Americans, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, reached the quarterfinals, ending the country’s 21-year Grand Slam drought.